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| Moved Audio Quest cable to my DAC. WOW Not the first time I read/hear about lower end AQ cables making a positive difference on DACs. But not on the amp. Finny. The higher end AQ such as Tornado and Hurricane always performed better on the amp in my system. I’ve not tried the lower en... | |
| Premium Power Cable Survey: The Results Are IN @waytoomuchstuff do one for ethernet cables next. That should be even more interesting. | |
| Injecting one sub to Benchmark system… @thomastrouble I also didn’t like the headphone amp sound of DAC 3 HGC. It was too clinical for me as well. As far as sub connection, what @m-db said. | |
| Question: Sound Treatment behind the Listener? @ozzy why not reach out to GIK Acoustics I’m working with Mike Major to finalize everything I need for my room and I find Mike to be very knowledgeable. Provide your room dimensions and photos and see what they say. | |
| Budget re-cabling @kraftwerkturbo for receiver, for sure!!! That is why I went with Canare 4S11. I use Audience AU24SX in my main system. | |
| Budget re-cabling @kraftwerkturbo I won’t be arguing with you if you say cables don’t make any difference and I won’t even ask the question why you decided to shop for new cables if there’s no difference, but I will make a recommendation. Canare 4S11. Get it in bu... | |
| Shifting center image and recommendations on an approach @hazeloop sell on audiogon (fees) or usaudiomart (free). Disclose issues with your Rotel though once you confirm it’s the culprit. As @ghdprentice mentioned, look into Pass (solid state) or Audio Research (tubes). Integrated or separates, whatev... | |
| Q on connecting Benchmark DAC3HGC to AHB2 👍 | |
| ONE MINUTE Premium Power Cable Survey Done | |
| Q on connecting Benchmark DAC3HGC to AHB2 Question…have you tried loosening the binding posts? Just unscrew them by hand and see if you can connect spades. They will go in from the bottom. Watch this video at about 5:20 mark he talks about binding posts. https://youtu.be/8aeYu4aniQc | |
| Q on connecting Benchmark DAC3HGC to AHB2 So the binding posts on the amp don’t accept spades? Don’t try to get anything off forcefully. Your best bet is to call benchmark unless someone here who owns this amp will chime in. | |
| 12 AWG Mains Power Cable From Wall To Power Conditioner Sufficient? @ryder got it. Is TCS cable with NCF on the IEC end with FI-28 R male AC plug an option? If so, do that. Or just wait till you can get NCF all around. | |
| Cartridge Advice Please @dhite71 good to know you have the shims. When you get a new cartridge I highly recommend Dr. Feichert latest gen protractor if you don’t yet have all the tools to set this up, unless you’re planning on having a dealer set it up for you. With Rega... | |
| Cartridge Advice Please @dhite71 not to discourage you but using a non-Rega cartridges on a Rega table you can’t really predict the cartridge performance due to lack of VTA adjustment. Unless…the replacement cartridge is exactly the same height as a Rega cartridge or you... | |
| Q on connecting Benchmark DAC3HGC to AHB2 Assume your CH1 is your left ch and CH2 is your right ch. Connect your DAC3 XLR outs to the amp accordingly. Use a digital cable, not a regular RCA interconnect, to connect your cd player to DAC3 D3 or D4. Make sure your DAC3 is set as a pr... |